really interesting het recs, please?

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

Kind readers, to vary my fic-reading a little more (and in part inspired by the recent search for fic featuring strong portrayals of the women of Atlantis), I'm looking for recs for really interesting, well written het SGA stories. Or writers with a bunch of those.

What I'd like are things similar to some of the stories by (off the top of my head) synecdochic or samdonne or helenish or shaenie or fiercelydreamed or pir8fancier or rinsbane or hth_the_first -- so, layered and intricate and emotionally complex and ultimately satisfying (and/or happy ending that's not supersupersaccharine), but (more) het.

Not-traditionally-happy-togetherness but somehow satisfying endings (such as in McShep, Freedom'sJAWFNLTL), even sad ones, are welcome. Slash background or secondary pairings are fine, but a main focus on het ship(s), please. Het-inclusive (with a strong focus on the female character(s)) threesomes welcome too. As are AUs.

If you're reccing a frequent-het writer, an indication of what length stories and primary pairings (or "various") they typically write would be great. For story recs, I'm ideally looking for mid-length stories of say ~10 or 15,000 to 50,000 words -- though pointers to outstanding shorter or longer ones welcome too! -- and maybe a warning if it's a WIP. Many many thanks!!

Edited/reorganized to (I hope) clarify a little more.

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[gelbes-gilatier.livejournal.com]

Not sure if it's your cup of tea, but off the top of my head I can give you a Lorne/Cadman rec list (http://community.livejournal.com/sgagenrefinders/332193.html) from here. Also, I'll try look through my delicious-tags to see if I can find anything other het :)

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

thank you, I'll check it out

[gelbes-gilatier.livejournal.com]

Glad I could help :)

Also, self-rec (hope you don't mind those): In late 2009 I finished my Fanfic100 claim of Lorne/Cadman. Here are the LDT (http://gelbes-gilatier.livejournal.com/73561.html) and the indexes (http://gelbes-gilatier.livejournal.com/170409.html) of two series within the claim.

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

thank you, and sometimes a self-pimp is the only way to discover something good! :)

[shibela.livejournal.com]

"Logically Irrelevant" (http://community.livejournal.com/lostcityfound/90236.html) by miera_c (Sheppard/Weir -- 16,437wds.)

"Counting In Days" (http://www.nocturnalscribings.com/eFiction343/viewstory.php?sid=112) by writinginct (Carter/Sheppard -- 9,074wds., shorter than asked for, but one of my favorites... also is a companion piece to "A Lament For the Living" (http://community.livejournal.com/lilblckdressfic/1742.html), which has Daniel/Ronon pairing & is about 4,908wds. - not related to your search, but since it's a bit of a prequel, figured you might want to read that as a lead-in, so-to-speak.)

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If you don't mind mixed threesomes...

"That Kind Of Girl" (http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=15411) by miera_c (John/Elizabeth/Cameron -- AU-No Atlantis... 55,400wds. -- Extra note: Despite this being threesome, it's mostly het... slash doesn't really come into it despite unacknowledged feelings until the end.)

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

thank you, I'll check them out! also 9000 words is totally close to 10000 words, and links to related prequels/sequels/remixes are always great :)

Just a couple more...

[shibela.livejournal.com]

...by Sarah T. (harriet_spy):

"The New Frontier" (http://www.aliencorn.net/stories/new.html) (Mostly Gen., but hints of maybe John/Teyla -- 12,717wds. -- Warnings for Character Deaths)

"Pavane for No Princess" (http://www.aliencorn.net/stories/pavane.html) (John/Teyla -- 4,041wds. -- Short, but poignant NC-17)

**Actually, I've enjoyed all of Sarah T.'s stories that I've read, so if you've got the time & the inclination to read through this author's stories, I highly recommend that. I think they mostly steer along the lines of Gen., John/Teyla, and McShep, with lengths varying from 2,000wds. & upwards.**

Re: Just a couple more...

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

Thank you -- I've read and enjoyed a few by this author so checking out the rest makes sense! :)

[astridv.livejournal.com]

Oh squee, you have no idea how happy I am that my search inspired another one like it. Okay, I'm narrowing it down to longer stories. Most of these are action-adventure type fics:

Jennifer/Rodney:

The Black Lake (http://community.livejournal.com/sga_genficathon/56512.html) by tipper_green
gen with background Jennifer/Rodney; characters: team plus Keller; Rating: K+; action/adventure; h/c; ~27,740 words
Summary: Things go belly up (because they always go belly up) on a rescue mission to save an SGA team stuck deep underground and running out of air.

Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (http://community.livejournal.com/sga_santa/220470.html) by friendshipper
Jennifer/Rodney; PG-13; Characters: John, Jennifer, Rodney; action/adventure, h/c, drama; post S5; 33,000 words
Summary: John is dealing with his teammates' love lives just like any other emotional issue: by ignoring the situation and hoping it goes away. But when a mission gone wrong traps John, Rodney and Jennifer a thousand feet beneath New Lantea's ocean -- injured and out of touch with Atlantis, with the clock running down and a mysterious enemy in pursuit -- they're either going to have to work out their differences ... or die trying.

... and I think these next two were already mentioned in the last post but I'm adding them just in case...
Night Ops (http://friendshipper.livejournal.com/155243.html) by friendshipper
light McKay/Keller, Sheppard; PG-13; action, h/c; season 4; 17,500 words
Summary: Colonel Sheppard has been in the hands of the Nolari for just over six hours. They are not known for treating their prisoners well. When a rescue mission goes FUBAR, McKay and Keller find themselves racing a ticking clock to save Sheppard's life on a lethal, frozen world.

Figurative Hell And Literal High Water (http://community.livejournal.com/sga_genficathon/17930.html) by tipper_green
Characters: Keller, Rodney, Teyla, Sheppard, Ronon
Spoilers: Missing (this takes place after Missing but before This Mortal Coil).
gen (with a teensy hint of Rodney/Jennifer UST); PG; 36,000 words; written for sga_genficathon
Summary: Rodney's desperate to save his team, and Keller's just trying to keep up, on a planet where hurricanes can last for days.

Teyla/Rodney

Confluence (http://community.livejournal.com/sticksandsnark/31675.html) by carolyn_claire
Rodney/Teyla; PG; written for sticksandsnark; ~9,500
Summary: Some things just work better together.

The ATA Affair (http://community.livejournal.com/sga_genficathon/38903.html) by xparrot
gen; PG-13; AU; characters: team, various SG-1 and SGA cast in supporting roles; ~26,000 words
Summary: Written for sga_genficathon. Two of the S.G.C.'s top secret agents, Teyla Emmagan and Rodney McKay, are sent to the Casino Atlantis to investigate the suspicious business dealings of John Sheppard...

...and these next two are shorter than 10,000 words but so funny, I can't resist.

With Friends Like These (John Will Never Make The Kessel Run In Less Than Twelve Parsecs) (http://argosy.livejournal.com/124663.html) by argosy
Rodney/Teyla, John; PG; 5,400 words
Summary: John's in love, but Teyla and Rodney are the ones acting strange.

This Is the Song that Goes Like This (http://community.livejournal.com/sticksandsnark/21750.html) by argosy
Rodney/Teyla; PG; 3,200 words
For sticksandsnark, prompt: culture shock
Summary: And that was how Rodney got sucked against his will into the Day of Renewal celebration, or--as Rodney liked to think of it--Teyla's Athosian Extravaganza.


siriaeve writes, among other things, Ronon/Jennifer and the occasional Jennifer/Rodney and Sam/Rodney, many of them shorter but all very good.

instead of an eta

[astridv.livejournal.com]

I was trying to think of stories other than action-adventure but most of what comes to mind are shorter ones...

But If You Try Sometimes (you just might find) by [info]sardonicsmiley
http://smiley.zonezine.net/html/91902.html
Rodney/Jennifer; PG; Post ep for The Shrine; 1,800 words
Summary: “What about you and John? Rodney, I’d have to be blind not to—not to—you know.”

Head High to the Finish (http://community.livejournal.com/show_goes_on/9359.html) by cinaed
McKay/Keller, McKay/Keller/Zelenka; PG-13; 5,800 words
Summary: The thing is, Jennifer really doesn't like Zelenka. At all

this valley of dying stars (http://frith-in-thorns.livejournal.com/5500.html) by frith_in_thorns
Rodney/Jennifer; dark; 1,500 words
Summary: The flames are beautiful. It's almost worth it, seeing this.
(very short, but dark and beautiful)

'kay, I'll stop now :)

Re: instead of an eta

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

thank you for all of these! I will check them out :)

[pir8fancier.livejournal.com]

Eek! I can't help you out with the het request, but I'm in exceptionally AWESOME company. THANK YOU!

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]